Sutton railway station (Cambridgeshire)

Sutton railway station was a station in Sutton, Cambridgeshire on the Ely and St Ives Railway.

Sutton
General information
LocationSutton, East Cambridgeshire
England
Coordinates52°23′09″N 0°07′58″E / 52.3858°N 0.1328°E / 52.3858; 0.1328
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyEly and St Ives Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Eastern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
16 April 1866Opened
10 May 1878resited
2 February 1931Closed to passengers
13 July 1964Closed

The first station opened in 1866 but it became the goods station in 1878 when a new station was built on the new alignment for the extension to St. Ives.[1] There was a signal box at the station.[2] It was closed for regular passenger services in 1931 but was used for special excursion trains until 1958.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Earith Bridge   Great Eastern Railway
Ely and St Ives Railway
  Haddenham

References

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  1. ^ "Sutton Station (1st site)". Disused Stations. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  2. ^ Joby, R. S. The Ely & St. Ives Railway. Norwich: Klofron. OCLC 505167810.
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